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Ravens surge past Bengals, 34-20, in injury-filled prime-time battle: ‘We wanted to make a statement’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

It was a heavyweight fight between two of the NFL’s highest-paid quarterbacks. One delivered a knockout blow, while the other was simply knocked out.On a weird and raucous night filled with injuries, penalties and a deflected pass that turned into a touchdown with a somersault, Lamar Jackson completed 16 of 26 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Ravens to a 34-20 statement victory over their AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday at M&T Bank Stadium.Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, meanwhile, fell on his wrist, injuring it in the second quarter, and never returned. Cincinnati coach Zac Taylor said he believes Burrow suffered a sprained wrist, though losing the game might sting even worse.The victory keeps the Ravens (8-3) atop the division, while the Bengals (5-5) dropped 2 1/2 games back with seven to go after Baltimore’s season sweep.It was also sweet revenge for the Ravens, with Cincinnati having ended Baltimore’s season last year duri...

Chicago White Sox trade reliever Aaron Bummer to the Atlanta Braves in a 6-player deal

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

Reliever Aaron Bummer is on the move.The Chicago White Sox dealt the left-hander to the Atlanta Braves late Thursday for right-handed pitcher Mike Soroka, left-hander Jared Shuster, infielders Nicky Lopez and Braden Shewmake and right-hander Riley Gowens.A long-standing presence in the bullpen, Bummer went 5-5 with a 6.79 ERA, 79 strikeouts and 15 holds in 61 appearances during 2023. He went 14-15 with a 3.84 ERA in 289 career outings during seven seasons with the Sox.Soroka, 26, went 2-2 with a 6.40 ERA and 29 strikeouts in seven games (six starts) with the Braves. He spent most of the 2023 season with Triple-A Gwinnett, going 4-4 with a 3.41 ERA, 92 strikeouts and a .205 opponents average in 17 starts.He finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2019 after going 13-4 with a 2.68 ERA and 142 strikeouts in 29 starts.Soroka has a 17-8 career record with a 3.32 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 44 games (43 games) during parts of four major-league seasons with the Br...

Live updates | With communications down, UNRWA warns there will be no aid deliveries across Rafah

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

Despite the dire need for humanitarian aid in Gaza, there would be no deliveries across the Rafah border crossing from Egypt on Friday, according to the communications director for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. Gaza appeared to be left with downed communications systems for a second day Friday, halting cross-border deliveries of humanitarian supplies even as aid agencies warned that most people in the Gaza Strip already do not have adequate food or clean water. A severe lack of fuel in the Gaza Strip shut down all internet and phone networks Thursday, the main Palestinian telecom provider said, effectively cutting off the besieged territory from the outside world. “We have seen fuel and food and water and humanitarian assistance being used as a weapon of war,” Juliette Touma, a spokesperson for UNRWA, the aid agency for Palestinian refugees, said Thursday.At least 11,470 Palestinians — two-thirds of them women and minors — have been killed since the war began, ...

At a Global South summit, Modi urges leaders to unite against challenges from the Israel-Hamas war

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100 countries Friday.“This is the time when the countries of the Global South should unite for the greater global good,” Modi said in a speech, referring to developing nations.The Voice of Global South Summit was convened to follow up on decisions made during the Group of 20 top world economies meeting in September that New Delhi claimed was a diplomatic success and where the African Union was added as a member.India sees itself as a leader of the Global South and says the world should make progress on key issues important to these countries.“We are more than 100 countries but our priorities are similar,” Modi said at the summit, while emphasizing on issues critical to developing nations, including resource efficiency, poverty reduction and food security.“Voice of the Global South ...

At talks on cutting plastics pollution, plastics credits are on the table. What are they?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two groups that want reduced plastics production published a report Friday highly critical of plastics credits, calling them a flawed tool that won’t help with worldwide pollution from the material.The groups — Break Free From Plastic and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives — said the credits often amount to corporate greenwashing. They issued their report in Nairobi on the sidelines of United Nations-led negotiations for a treaty aimed at cutting plastics pollution.They analyzed publicly available databases of two prominent proponents of plastic offsetting, the accreditor Verra and the Plastic Credit Exchange marketplace. Their report cited “serious flaws” in financing, transparency and basic auditing, and said credits being issued for plastic incinerated in cement kilns were substituting one form of pollution for another. Verra, the world’s leading certifier of carbon offsets, said in a presentation alongside the talks that plastic cr...

Commission sends request for information to Amazon under the Digital Services Act

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

The European Commission has formally sent Amazon a request for information under the Digital Services Act (DSA). The Commission is requesting Amazon to provide more information on the measures it has taken to comply with obligations related to risk assessments and mitigation measures to protect consumers online, in particular with regard to the dissemination of illegal products and the protection of fundamental rights, as well as on compliance of recommender systems with the relevant provisions of the DSA.Amazon must provide the requested information to the Commission by 6 December 2023. Based on the assessment of Amazon's replies, the Commission will assess next steps. This could entail the formal opening of proceedings pursuant to Article 66 of the DSA.Pursuant to Article 74 (2) of the DSA, the Commission can impose fines for incorrect, incomplete, or misleading information in response to a request for information. In case of failure to reply by Amazon, the Commission may decide t...

Man takes own life after fiery pursuit crash in Orange County

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

WARNING: This article discusses suicide. A man is dead after a high-speed pursuit sped through several Orange County cities and ended in a fiery crash and suicide in Costa Mesa, authorities announced Thursday evening.  Officers with the Garden Grove Police Department initiated a traffic stop of a brown pickup truck in the area of Harbor Boulevard and Westminster Avenue at around 4:25 p.m., according to a GGPD news release.  While the driver of the pickup initially looked as if he was going to pull over, he suddenly accelerated, and a police pursuit ensued.  “The pursuit traveled through multiple cities at which time officers were able to observe that the driver was armed with a firearm,” the release stated. “Officers eventually discontinued the pursuit when the suspect’s driving became reckless and posed a danger to public safety.”  Authorities continued to track the suspect’s vehicle from a police helicopter.  When the driver entered the intersection o...

Who are these guys? Unlikely sources help with San Jose Sharks’ offensive outburst

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks have played with too much trepidation in recent games, understandable since their margin for victory has been so small that even minor mistakes can have disastrous consequences.Thursday was a different story, at least in the eyes of Sharks coach David Quinn.“I think we’ve been pretty passive lately, and I think that can happen when you’ve been losing the way we have,” Quinn said. “I think you play with a little bit of fear, and I thought we played fearless tonight. When you do that, good things happen.”The Sharks released five weeks’ worth of offensive frustration in one evening at SAP Center, scoring four second-period goals to earn a 5-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, improving to 3-3-0 in the last 10 days since starting the year 0-10-1.Leading by a goal after the first period, the Sharks (3-13-1) scored three times in the first 3:25 of the second, blowing it open to enjoy a rare laugher in a season filled with adversity.San Jose Sharks goaltend...

Salary Arbitration Eligibles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The 245 players eligible for salary arbitration. Contracts must be tendered by 8 p.m. EST on Nov. 17 and proposed salaries will be exchanged Jan. 12:AMERICAN LEAGUEBALTIMORE (17) — Keegan Akin, lhp; Danny Coulombe, lhp; Austin Hays, of; Sam Hilliard, of; Cole Irvin, lhp; Jorge Mateo, ss; Ryan McKenna, of; John Means, lhp; Ryan Mountcastle, 1b; Cedric Mullins, of; Ryan O’Hearn, 1b-of; Cionel Pérez, lhp; Anthony Santander, of; Dillon Tate, rhp; Ramón Urías, inf; Jacob Webb, rhp; Tyler Wells, rhp.BOSTON (5) — Reese McGuire, c; Nick Pivetta, rhp; John Schreiber, rhp; Luis Urías, 3b; Alex Verdugo, of.CHICAGO (7) — Dylan Cease, rhp; Garrett Crochet, lhp; Matt Foster, rhp; Michael Kopech, rhp; Touki Toussaint, rhp.CLEVELAND (9) — Christian Bethancourt, c; Shane Bieber, rhp; Enyel De Los Santos, rhp; Sam Hentges, lhp; James Karinchak, rhp; Ramón Laureano, of; Triston McKenzie, rhp; Josh Naylor, 1b; Nick Sandlin, rhp.DETROIT (6) — Akil Baddoo, of; Austin Meadows, of; Ca...

Fiala, Kings halt Panthers’ 5-game win streak by holding on for 2-1 victory

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 18:52:02 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist, Anze Kopitar scored on the power play and the Los Angeles Kings halted the Florida Panthers’ five-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Thursday night.Cam Talbot made 30 saves, and the Kings won in their own building for the second time in eight games.“It’s no secret that we need to make this building a little tougher to play in, and I think tonight’s a good step in the right direction,” Talbot said.Sam Reinhart scored for the third straight game, Sergei Bobrovsky allowed two goals on 26 shots, and the explosive Panthers were held to their lowest-scoring output since being shut out at Minnesota in their season opener on Oct. 12.“I thought we were a little slow,” coach Paul Maurice said. “I would expect them to be quick, they were sitting on four days’ rest. But I thought we just didn’t move the puck the way we wanted to.”Fiala, whose offensive production has been offset by his inconsistent puck-handling and mis...